Chapter 19: Out of the City
Jin Ge Iron Horse, Cold Light Huohuo. About 10,000 people gathered in front of the city lord's mansion, their armor reflecting a dull sheen, and the bows and arrows on their backs humming in the wind. There was evil in everyone's eyes, and the irrepressible thoughts of rushing to kill fluctuated wildly in everyone's hearts.
Ling Yun and Long Yunzhou were still in the City Lord's Mansion, they had already changed into the soldier's silver close-fitting armor, and after putting on the iron helmet, if they didn't look closer, they really wouldn't recognize their original appearance.
Duan Xing also followed behind Long Yunzhou, also wearing the armor of a soldier. Since he decided to go with Long Yunzhou to find justice in his heart, he is ready to follow him to the ends of the earth.
Long Yunzhou was the city lord's honored guest, so when Long Yunzhou and Duan Fei said that they were going to take away his nephew Duan Xing, the man didn't dare to say a word. He even asked him what else he needed, and if he wanted his son, he could take it with him.
But he didn't know that Long Yunzhou was being hunted down, and if he knew, he was afraid that he would not let his son die. However, Long Yunzhou naturally would not agree to his request, he was disgusted when he saw Duan Fei, a man who even wanted to harm his younger brother, what kind of good thing could a son be born.
However, Duan Xing's grandfather, that is, the patriarch of Xuanwu Hall, showed an attitude towards Duan Xing's departure, which surprised Long Yunzhou. He originally thought that this kind grandfather must not be willing to let his grandson go away, after all, his most precious son Duan Cheng was dead, leaving only such a bone and blood, which should be cherished.
Long Yunzhou has already prepared a rhetoric to describe how good the future is, wanting to dispel the old man's concerns.
But he found that all the words he prepared were in vain, and after Duan Xinggang told the patriarch that he wanted to follow Long Yunzhou on a long journey, the old man happily agreed.
This made Long Yunzhou a little unable to find the north, shouldn't it be a scene of life and death, but this old man was still laughing.
The patriarch touched Duan Xing's head very kindly, and on Duan Xing's body, he seemed to see the shadow of his dead son again. The alchemist he had spent half his life cultivating was finally destroyed by his hands. The old man has been desolate for almost thirty years, but today, he seems to see a glimmer of hope again.
Before leaving, he stuffed a thin book into Duan Xing's baggage. Duan Xing asked him what it was, and the old man just smiled and said, That is your father's life's work, the general outline of alchemy.
It records how to become a qualified alchemist, how to refine complex pills, and the secret recipes of those pills that Duan Cheng once refined. This is the hard work of Duan Cheng and the patriarch father and son for half a lifetime, and how many days and nights have their youth been spent in this thin book.
Duan Xing cherished and collected the General Outline of Alchemy, and he felt that with this book, it was as if his father was always with him. A little warmth could come out of that book, warming his heart that was about to drift.
The patriarch looked at Long Yunzhou very seriously, and his stern eyes made Long Yunzhou stand straight, as if this old man who had already half of his body in the ground could subdue him with his cloudy eyes alone.
The patriarch told him that he must be kind to his grandson, and he didn't want to ask who Long Yunzhou really was, nor did he want to know why Long Yunzhou was here. But the descendants of Xuanwutang are definitely not free with any money, and Duan Xing followed him, just pursuing his father's only wish to stay in the world.
Long Yunzhou always felt that the hot eyes of the old man in front of him seemed to see through everything, and he knew that he was bluffing and had no capital. Maybe he also saw his predicament and knew that the future was dangerous, so he had that entrustment.
But looking at the old man's fiery eyes, he couldn't help but promise that he would definitely treat Duan Xing well. Because Duan Xing is his brother, and his brother Long Yunzhou, no one in this world can be bullied.
The old man laughed, leaving his slender figure and turning into the back hall. Duan Xing shouted loudly behind him for the first time, and bowed heavily to the trembling figure of the patriarch.
Now in the City Lord's Mansion, Duan Xing is already considered to have no worries. Except for the grandfather who left him with a strong back, maybe no one in the entire Xuanwu Hall remembers him anymore.
He looked at Long Yunzhou in military uniform, his sharp side face was as tough as a knife. He began to understand why his father was desperate to save him, because his face alone gave people a kind of longing and hope for the future.
"The team is ready, senior, Brother Long, let's go. "Liu Qing came in from outside, he was also wearing a soldier's armor, and his city lord's silver leopard helmet armor was given to his lieutenant.
He wanted to confuse the enemy with this trick and sneak away under the nose of the enemy.
"Let's go, this place is not good for long, the longer we stay, the more dangerous we are. Ling Yun's face was as usual, but there were deadly toxins under his undulating skin. If it weren't for his profound cultivation, he would have been carried away at this moment.
They blended into a team with Liu Qing, riding on green horses, and there were all armored cavalry on the left and right. Everyone is dressed in the same costume and has the same weapons, which is really visually striking at first glance.
The troops obeyed the order, and a team of 1,500 men went to the six gates. After a quarter of an hour, they all went out of the city, and returned to the city after five hundred miles, without stopping on the way. The general wearing Liu Qing's armor ordered loudly, and the soldiers in front of the city lord's mansion responded with a bang.
The soldiers here are all battle-hardened and extremely experienced fighters. They didn't know the reason for the general's orders, but they were born to carry out orders, and after leaving the city, they would never stop for less than five hundred miles.
The brigade was divided into six cavalry squads, each of which consisted of fifteen hundred men. Although it seems that there are many people missing, 1,500 people are running wildly together, which is still very imposing.
Wuling City is not big, and the cavalry team of the Six Gates is only a blink of an eye. Originally, there was no need to build six gates in a small city like Wuling City, but Wuling City shouldered the heavy responsibility of transiting merchants from south to north, and in order to prevent the city from becoming blocked, six city gates were built.
However, at this time, these six gates have become the best way to confuse the opponent. The generals who took the lead in each team were looking up at the sky, and they had a strong sense of time. As mercenaries, on the battlefield, the slightest mistake may cause the entire army to be wiped out, so they don't dare to be careless, and they remind themselves to stay fresh all the time.
"A quarter of an hour has come, out of the city!" the general who took the lead looked indifferent, flicked the reins, and was the first to rush out of the open city gate. Ling Yun and the others were mixed in the cavalry ranks, and they didn't need to handle the horses at all, just let the war horses follow the footsteps of their companions.
For a time, the six gates of Wuling City were full of smoke and dust, covering the sky and the sun. The sight of thousands of galloping horses overshadowed the heavens and the earth, and the cold and glittering armor looked like six sharp arrows in the sunlight, shooting in six different directions at the same time.
The earth trembled, birds and beasts soared into the sky, the killing aura emanating from the mercenaries seemed to be going to a distant place to fight a battle of life and death, and the roar of the war horses seemed to be longing for blood and killing.
Mei Ruoyu stood under a plane tree, golden leaves falling from the top of her head from time to time. Intertwined with her pale blonde hair dancing slightly in the wind, it looks like countless butterflies dancing around her.
Her pupils constricted, staring closely in the direction of Wuling City. The six cavalry teams were dressed the same and numbered the same, even the horses they rode on. Even if her cultivation is profound, she can't see any clues in her hurry.
"Senior brother, senior brother, you are still so smart, you always like to play these little tricks to deceive people. Mei Ruoyu smiled at the corner of her mouth, but her eyes were full of malice.
"Golden Moon Hall Master, what now?" a figure poked out of the sycamore tree like a ghost. Half of him remained in the plane tree, usually hanging under the tree, and the appearance of him hanging upside down was very strange, and his whole body was tinged with a faint black.
Mei Ruoyu shook her head: "There is no way, so many people are out of the city at the same time, it may be to confuse the public, or it may just want to lure us out of here, in fact, Ling Yun and Long Yunzhou are still hiding in the city." ”
Although the ghost dragon is a master of using poison, he is known as one of the three major poison kings of the demon race. But his IQ is limited, except for the use of drugs, everything is arranged by Mei Ruoyu. Listening to Mei Ruoyu at this time, he could only nod.
"When will the helper arrive?" Mei Ruoyu's eyes narrowed, and her face was like a flower blooming in spring, although it was full of evil, it was still beautiful and moving.
"The snake demon and Murong Leng are already on the way, and the rest of the people are also coming from other places. But without half a day, I'm afraid they won't be able to make it. The ghost dragon urn replied angrily, and his body seemed to be frozen there, looking like a stake from a distance.
"It's late, and when they come, these cavalrymen don't know where to go. Mei Ruoyu stomped her feet fiercely: "You go to the city to check, if they are still there, poison Ling Yun and bring Long Yunzhou here." That guy Ling Yun must have been seriously injured, otherwise he wouldn't have played these tricks. ”
"What about you?" the ghost dragon asked hurriedly. It's okay to ask him to do things, but he doesn't know what he should do after doing this, so he doesn't want to leave Mei Ruoyu's side for a moment.
"I'm going to look for it one team at a time. I don't believe they can outrun me. The corners of Mei Ruoyu's mouth were furious, and her figure turned into a golden light and flew into the sky, rushing towards one of the six cavalry teams.
The cavalry of Wuling City was extremely fast, and in terms of the speed of impact in Xiaqiu, there was hardly any mercenary force that could compare with them. In just half an hour, they had already rushed out more than fifty miles.
The mountains and mountains ahead, and the official roads have also disappeared in the mountains. A great fiery sun hung in the west, and it would be dark in two hours.
"Senior, we're going to leave the team when we get to the front. Liu Qing rode beside Ling Yun and spoke loudly to him.
Ling Yun immediately understood Liu Qing's intentions, they had been mixed in the team, if Mei Ruoyu was outside the city, sooner or later they would catch up and check. They can only be safe if they leave the team.
Ling Yun nodded and pointed to the mountains not far ahead: "It's the front, let's go over the mountain!"